he died in norwalk, connecticut, one day before his 92nd birthday. randall pinkston, cbs news. >> great man. great influence. >> got a chance to see him perform. >> wonderful. >>> 5:53, still ahead your old bicycles can help spread some cheer halfway around the world. we're going to explain how you can help coming up. >> plus, we'll preview today's lighting of the national christmas tree in front of the white house. 5:53. here's jess. >> thanks, andrea. we talk a lot about your taxes going up buzz because of the fiscal cliff but your kids could suffer too. the impact on the classroom. that's coming up at 6:07. good morning. you're watching 9news. >>> welcome back. if your kids are getting new bikes for christmas, we have a great place that you can donate one of their old ones. here's an example of one of the old ones that's getting donated. joining us is winston and juang. why did you decide to get involved with this and do this effort? >> i started this charity about seven years ago with our -- our mom and i went over to africa. i saw a lot of peopl